Roswell Manuscript Promotes Local Historian Lucius Nelson Dills
The News Historical Society announces publication of a manuscript about Roswell founder and local historian Lucius Nelson Dills born July 7 1858 in Cynthiana Kentucky. Dills as a leading figure in Roswell’s early civic life will be highlighted in the forthcoming pages.
Medical center hosts heart awareness event and more
Over the past 24 hours community activities include a heart awareness event at the medical center, CCDC seeking state accreditation, Zoe running for the Boys and Girls Clubs, a grass fire burning 150 acres, and Valley Christian shutting down in Corona.
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Zoe
Valley Christian
Corona
Coyotes clinch eighth straight district title in blowout
Roswell Lady Coyotes routed Artesia 56 29 at the Coyote Den to win the District 4 4A Championship. Coach Joe Carpenter praised a balanced effort on defense rebounding and shooting as the team captured the title for an eighth consecutive season.
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Lady Coyotes
Artesia
Coyote den
Coyote
Joe Carpenter
New Mexico House OKs Higher Unemployment Tax
The New Mexico House approves a bill raising employer taxes to fund the unemployment compensation program and trims some jobless benefits. If the fund insolvency nears in March 2012, state needs federal loans and higher taxes to avoid depletion. December unemployment stood at 8.5 percent and daily jobless payouts reached over $930,000 in January.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
State House
Susana Martinez
Mimi Stewart
Albuquerque
Stewart
Ezzell Bill Seeks Expanded Deadly Force Protections
New Mexico lawmaker Rep Candy Spence Ezzell bills HB228 to extend Castle Doctrine by adding third parties to protection when defending a home workplace or vehicle. The measure would shield individuals from criminal prosecution for lawful defensive actions and allow recovery of attorney fees in related civil cases.
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Candy Spence Ezzell
R-Roswell
House
Consumer & Public Affairs Committee
Judiciary Committee
Ezzell
Task force arrests 10 in Chaves County narcotics roundup
The Roswell Police Department, Chaves County Sheriff Office, ATF, FBI, and DEA conducted a joint warrant roundup arresting 10 subjects on charges from felon in possession of a firearm to drug trafficking. Sheriff Rob Coon praised the unified effort.
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Chaves County
State may pay for testing materials in New Mexico
Roswell district spends 250000 yearly on testing materials for state assessments. Senate Bill 425 would require the state public education department to cover costs of developing administering scoring and evaluating standards based assessments. The measure cleared first committee 6 to 1 and awaits Senate Finance.
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Roswell
Senate
Vernon Asbill
Carlsbad
Public Education Department
Senate Finance Committee
State General Fund For Public Education
Chad Cole
Superin
Millennium Transit Exits Chapter 11 After Reorganization
Roswell based Millennium Transit Services LLC, once aiming to build buses, exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a judge approving its plan of reorganization on February 11. The company previously borrowed about 4.32 million dollars from the New Mexico State Investment Council, the city of Roswell, and Pioneer Bank, with the city contributing nearly 48 percent of the loan.
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Roswell
Millennium Transit Services LLC
New Mexico State Investment Council
City of
Roswell designer uses animal massage to aid shelters
Lauren Allison, graphic designer and Roswell Humane Society vice president, trains in animal massage through a Seattle program. She performed passage massage on a Kalamazoo dog with bone cancer, helping both animal and shelter staff find peace. Her work aims to improve adoptability for animals with behavioral issues.
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Lauren Allison
Eastern New Mexico University
Roswell Humane Society
Sage Foundation
Ese
Northwest School of Animal Massage
Seattle
Lauren
Kalamazoo
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